Originally Posted by
misd-agin
If you align the plane with the runway, and keep the wings level, the plane will drift downwind, immediately. Bank angle is needed to track straight to avoid side loading the gear at touchdown.
Not on Airbus. It will actually slightly drift into wind when you decrab. I know it sounds weird but it’s explained in one of the Airbus Safety First magazine.
I will edit my post with the reference later.
***EDIT****
From Safety First #20 July 2015 page 23.
https://ibb.co/DfMmjJR